Astute Princess: Married to be the Empress Novel - Chapter 91

Chapter 91 Decide To Send Troops
Fu Yingran has seen weapons of this era, roughly speaking, they should be at the same level as our country, around the Sui and Tang Dynasties. As long as she slightly improved their weapons, it would be enough to raise them to the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

She had also thought about taking out the formula of the explosives. That way, her chances of winning would be much higher. But that way, after the war, it would be a ruin. It would be very difficult to recover after the war. Therefore, Fu Yingran decided that as long as the weapon was slightly improved, it would be fine. Unless absolutely necessary, hot weapons could not appear on this continent.

Huyan Mingshuo didn’t say anything after hearing this. They only nodded in agreement. Just like that, the two of them started a battle on the carriage. When the carriage stopped at the entrance of the Crown Prince’s Mansion, the two of them had almost discussed it. The two of them got out of the carriage and looked at the crowd inside and outside the Crown Prince’s Mansion. Huyan Mingshuo nodded and praised, “Lei Yu is getting more and more cautious.”

Just as he was speaking, Lei Yu arrived in front of Huyan Mingshuo and bowed. “Report to His Highness the Crown Prince, the Crown Princess. Just now, a group of assassins came from the manor. Two of them took the Emperor and broke through the roof to escape. The subordinates have caught a few who haven’t escaped yet. They are currently locked in the dungeon. Please, Your Highness, the Crown Prince, make your decision.”

Huyan Mingshuo raised his eyes to look in the direction of the dungeon and instructed, “Find a few people to cut their tongues. Take advantage of the darkness, hurry up and send them to the yamen of the Ministry of Justice. Taking the Emperor hostage is no small matter. It is no longer just the matter of the Crown Prince’s Mansion. This matter should be decided by the officials in the court.” Then he said to Fu Yingran, “Go back to your room and rest. I’ll be right back.”

Fu Yingran nodded and quietly returned to Jingxian Residence. She was not suitable for such a thing. She should go back to her room and draw the improved weapon blueprint first.

Seeing Fu Yingran enter the inner hall, Huyan Mingshuo also turned around and led a group of guards to the dungeon. After arriving at the main seat, he immediately instructed his subordinates, “Someone, hurry up and call the officials above the second stage of the court to the Ministry of Justice. Tell them that the Emperor has been kidnapped by the Southern Assassins. The Crown Prince’s Mansion has captured a few survivors and ordered them to hurry over for interrogation.”

“Yes, Your Highness.” The subordinate bowed and turned around to leave. After an hour or so, it was already dark. The officials above the second stage of the court also arrived at the Ministry of Justice’s yamen one after another. They stood on both sides of the yamen, waiting for Huyan Mingshuo to speak.

Huyan Mingshuo saw that almost everyone was here. He said solemnly, “This palace so anxious to find you adults, It was because someone took advantage of this palace’s absence to kidnap Father Emperor from my Crown Prince’s Mansion. The guards of the Crown Prince’s Mansion used all their strength to capture a few accomplices of the assassins. After interrogation, they were actually sent by Princess Ling Hua of the southern border. In this way, they were not simply kidnapped. This has already involved conflicts between countries.

Father Emperor is the king of my Yelan Kingdom, the heavens of my Yelan Kingdom. Right now, he has been robbed in my Crown Prince’s Mansion. Although my Crown Prince’s Mansion has failed to protect him properly, has Mu Linghua ever considered the dignity of our Yelan Kingdom when she did this? “This matter concerns the face of our Nightcrypt Kingdom, and I don’t dare to make my own decision, so I brought those assassins to the Ministry of Justice. I want to ask all of you what your views are on this matter.”

When everyone heard this, His face was solemn. Seeing that the time was ripe, Prince Youxian stepped forward and said, “Nanjiang is truly too much of a bully. These past few years, Concubine Ni poisoned the palace to control the emperor, confusing right and wrong, doing whatever he wished. Then, Mu Linghua failed to plot against the Crown Prince, and then poisoned the emperor. Now, he actually sent assassins to kidnap the emperor kidnap the emperor. They don’t take Ye Lan seriously.”

After the deliberate incitement of the Right Virtuous King, the ministers present were filled with anger. Great General Mu Feng immediately stood up and said, “How unreasonable! Do you really think that I, Ye Lan, am easy to bully? Your Highness, this old official requests your orders. Originally, I brought 20,000 soldiers from Mu Army as the vanguard to send troops to the Southern Border to save the Emperor.”

Huyan Mingshuo could not help but admire Fu Yingran silently when he saw the excitement of the crowd. As she had expected, as long as this matter was made public, Ye Lan would be like an iron bucket full of aspirations.

Therefore, Huyan Mingshuo said logically, “Everyone’s mood is the same as this palace’s mood at the moment. His little Nanjiang is bullying others too much. If he doesn’t step on the Nanjiang, it will be hard for this palace to dispel the hatred in his heart. This palace has received news that the Nanjiang has already controlled the Emperor of Great Wei, and Great Wei has also become a puppet of the Nanjiang.”

“The Great Wei is rich in resources. Once the Southern Xinjiang has the Great Wei, it will be like adding wings to the tiger. It is equivalent to having a free granary. That way, even if we send troops to the Southern Xinjiang, it will be very difficult for us to win. Therefore, I have decided to take down the Great Wei first and cut off the Southern Xinjiang’s retreat. Is there a general willing to follow me?”

Mu Feng instantly stood up and said, “I, father and son, am at the command of His Highness the Crown Prince at any time.” “Your Highness, I will be at your disposal at any time.”

Just as everyone was excited, Minister of the Ministry of Housing, Shulan Zheng stood up and said, “Your Highness, I have something to say. The Southern Jiang Kingdom is too bullying. I am not opposed to sending troops to the Southern Jiang Kingdom. However, the Yelan National Treasury is very empty and the people are hungry. Therefore, in the current situation of Yelan, I am truly unable to support this war. I hope Your Highness will calm down for the time being and make plans when our Yelan National Treasury is full.”

As soon as the Minister of the Ministry of Housing finished speaking, everyone became silent. This was something that everyone knew very well. Now that the great calamity of Yelan had just passed, they were indeed unable to support this battle. However, when everyone was about to retreat, Huyan Mingshuo said, “Have you all forgotten who our Yelan’s Crown Princess is?” “She is the eldest young miss of Tian Yizhuang, and what Tian Yizhuang lacks the most is silver. Moreover, the Crown Princess has already agreed. She will order Tian Yizhuang to support Yelan in sending troops to fight against the southern border. Therefore, adults don’t have to worry about the silver. Just follow me to flatten the southern border, and you will be ashamed of yourself.”

As soon as Huyan Mingshuo finished speaking, everyone shouted, “Your Highness the Crown Prince is a thousand years old, and the Crown Princess is a thousand years old.” This was a sincere shout. Only a monarch who truly put national interests first could obtain the sincere love of his subjects. If Fu Yingran could put down the border and support Ye Lan with all her might, then she would have the right to be respected by the people of Ye Lan. Just because of this, the subjects of Ye Lan would be willing to submit to her.

Huyan Mingshuo looked at everyone. He nodded and said, “in that case, This Palace shall forthwith issue credentials to all nations, Condemning the shameless actions of the Southern Region, “I’ll have to trouble Old General Mu to escort these assassins to the southern border and demand that the southern border hand over Father. In addition, the Minister of Household Affairs will immediately contact the Crown Princess to determine the amount of food and military pay as soon as possible. The generals will also step up their training of the soldiers in the army. All of you will stay in the imperial capital to perform your duties. You must stabilize Ye Lan and not cause panic in the country.”

As soon as Huyan Mingshuo finished speaking, all the officials replied, “Your Highness the Crown Prince is wise. I will obey your orders.” At this moment, the assassins kneeling in the lobby looked at each other. This was the end. Before they could be interrogated, they had already convicted Nanjiang of a crime, and they had even decided to send troops to fight against Nanjiang.

Although Nanjiang had plans in every country, But they were all conspiracies that couldn’t be put on the table, If Yelan really wanted to send troops to fight against the Southern Border, then the Southern Border would undoubtedly be the end of annihilation. Everyone knew that on this continent, the country with the most abundant resources was Great Wei, the country with the strongest army was Yelan, and the country with the richest was Great Chen. So as long as Yelan took down Great Wei, Yelan’s army would be invincible with Great Wei as its backing.

The assassins wanted to defend Nanjiang, but Lei Yu had already fed them some tendon powder and cut off their tongues, so they could only watch helplessly, unable to say anything, while the officials of Ye Lan thought that they had no way to defend themselves.

Huyan Mingshuo saw that no one had any objections, so he stood up and said, “Let’s do this today. Everyone, please go back and prepare. Once we have set the date for sending troops, we will immediately send troops to Great Wei and take down Great Wei first.”

“Yes, Your Highness.” As the crowd spoke, they made way. Huyan Mingshuo walked past the crowd and left the main hall of the Ministry of Justice. The crowd then left the main hall of the Ministry of Justice in turn and went back to make arrangements. Seeing Huyan Mingshuo’s departing figure, the Virtuous King sighed in his heart. The Crown Prince had truly grown up and could afford the rise and fall of Ye Lan. The Empress was finally happy.

Recalling the Empress’ grievances over the years, Right Virtuous King’s eyes couldn’t help but turn red. He didn’t expect that in a place he couldn’t see, a dignified empress of a country would be so unbearable. If it weren’t for his brother as Right Virtuous King, he probably wouldn’t even have given her the respect in front of him. He finally understood why Huyan Mingshuo would let the Emperor sleep and let Mu Linghua kidnap him.

Everyone might not be able to tell that this was a scheme, But Prince Youxian could tell at a glance, This was definitely Fu Yingran’s trick, Fortunately, this eccentric woman was Ye Lan’s Crown Princess, Otherwise, facing an opponent like Huyan Mingshuo, you really can’t guard against it. Because you never know what she is thinking next. With such a person, if you sincerely assist Huyan Mingshuo, Ye Lan will definitely be unprecedentedly powerful. Huyan Mingshuo will also become a powerful monarch, so he can go home and take care of his grandchildren.

Huyan Mingshuo returned to the Crown Prince’s Mansion excitedly along the way. He did not expect that Fu Yingran’s simple action would unite the officials of Ye Lan. He was eager to share this news with Fu Yingran, but when he stepped into Jingxian Residence.

Fu Yingran leaned his head against the bed and fell asleep. She was no longer as shrewd as she was when she was awake. She was no longer as cunning as she was when scheming against others. She looked like a newborn baby quietly. She looked soft and weak, giving people the desire to protect her. Huyan Mingshuo had almost forgotten that she was only a small woman and needed the protection of others. He couldn’t help but feel guilty for his negligence.

So he gently walked to the bedside and sat down. He reached out and held her in his arms. He lightly kissed her forehead. Fu Yingran felt someone approaching, and then he smelled a familiar aura. So she opened her eyes and stretched out her hand, hugging his neck and said, “Where did this beautiful man come from? Is this going to blind me?”

Then he kissed him on the cheek and said, “The hot water is ready for you. Hurry up and go wash up and sleep.”

Huyan Mingshuo hugged her shoulder and got up and walked into the bathroom. After about an incense stick, his hair was disheveled, and the water droplets were still dripping down.

When Fu Yingran saw this, he held his chest and said, “Where did you take my husband? The one who entered was clearly a beautiful man, but the one who came out was so untidy.”

Huyan Mingshuo only smiled and said, “Do you want me to let you examine it carefully to see if it’s still your husband?”

Fu Yingran rolled his eyes at him, took a piece of cotton cloth, walked to Huyan Mingshuo’s side, put him on the stool, wiped his hair, and said, “Then we’ll test it later. You’d better talk about it first. Has everything been arranged?” The officials in the court did not object, did they? After all, the panic in the hearts of the people hadn’t completely dissipated after the Ye Lan calamity. It was indeed not the right time to choose to send troops.

But if we don’t do it now, That Yelan will be even more difficult in the future, “Although Yelan’s soldiers are brave and fierce, after all, they are short of resources and the land is barren. They can only protect themselves by relying on their bravery. They can’t make Yelan strong. If we take Great Wei and Southern Xinjiang back to Yelan, then we will have plenty of resources and brave soldiers. Which country would dare to challenge Yelan again?”